Kind of linked to this because it's where I first heard about SourceBeat.
I've got a site up that provides links to all the books I'm aware of on
open-source Java.
http://www.pergamum.org
Hen
On Fri, 23 Apr 2004, Christopher Burkey wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> This email just came in. I'll email her back and tell her we are
> interested in helping them.
>
>
> ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
> Subject: [cinjug-directors] Sponsorship for CinJUG
> From: "Jennifer Truitt" <jennifer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, April 22, 2004 5:54 pm
> To: directors@xxxxxxxxxx
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Hello,
>
>
>
> I wanted to get in touch with you about sponsorship opportunities for the
> Cincinnati Java User Group. I work for SourceBeat, a new publishing
> company focused entirely open source books. As a new player in the open
> source and publishing arenas, we are trying to let members of the
> community know about us; which brings me to you.
>
>
>
> One of our goals as a publisher is to support the open source community -
> we do this in a number of ways including giving back to the projects
> through donations of book chapters and percentages of our proceeds. As a
> Java User Group, you are our primary target audience, and we'd like to
> support you as well. We also want to know what you think about our
> publishing model, so we would like to offer to sponsor your group through
> a series of donations of our books. The books would be yours to disburse
> in any way you like - you can keep them for yourself, give them away to
> group members, or raffle them off at meetings to make a quick buck for
> your group! No matter what you decide to do with them, we think you'll
> really enjoy the material as it is all centered around open source java
> projects. We figure the best way to get feedback and get our name out
> there is to go to the source (no pun intended!) and you are it!
>
>
>
> Please let me know when would be a convenient time to contact you to
> discuss this sponsorship in more detail or feel free to contact me at
> anytime. You can also visit our website (www.sourcebeat.com
> <http://www.sourcebeat.com/> ) for more information on current books and
> our unique subscription-based publishing model.
>
>
>
> Thank you again for your time; I look forward to speaking with you and to
> the possibilities that open source holds for us all!
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
>
>
> Jennifer Truitt
>
> SourceBeat Publishing, LLC
>
> 720.344.4875
>
> www.sourcebeat.com <http://www.sourcebeat.com/>
>
>
>
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